Making Mindful Money Decisions From Your Wise Mind

If you want to make more mindful decisions, especially when it comes to your money, you can use your “wise mind.”

I often simplify the concept of mindfulness by saying that it really just means awareness once you actually get down to the bare bones of the matter. Simply being. Noticing, without changing anything. Without judging anything as “good” or “bad” or anything else. Just being aware of the moment.

A BUDGET IS YOUR FIRST STEP TO WEALTH from Cash Crone. In their own words … “An oldie but goodie, Cronies. Like a good parent looking after your children, you have to know what your money is doing. If it is bored and has nothing to do, it could get into trouble. You must keep it […]

As an adult, I have a really hard time saying no. I volunteer to drive my friends when they go bar hopping. I joined the Board of Directors of my state professional organization. I’m the Secretary/Treasurer of my Property Owner’s Association. And *most of the time* I am happy with those decisions to step in […]

From Fired Up About Finance … Social Security isn’t talked about much in the FIRE community, and even Millennials/Gen Xers who plan to retire at a traditional age generally distrust the notion that it will even exist to provide benefits when they retire. But even if you think your benefit will be small, you should […]

From The Financial Journeyman … “Many people dream of reaching early retirement. Few people, however, are willing to do what it takes to make it a reality. In most cases, to reach early retirement, a person must live differently from how the masses live. People generally don’t want to be viewed as being different from […]

From FIRE the 9 to 5 … I was relatively late to the FIRE party compared to some of the blogs I read. When I discovered that there was a way to escape early from the corporate shackles, I was overjoyed. For a while, I would describe myself as almost drunk on this realization. I […]

From Financially Alert … Financial Independence (FI) is not a new concept. People throughout history have always striven for wealth and financial independence. Regular FIRE… leanFIRE… fatFIRE… baristaFIRE… it doesn’t matter. Personal finance bloggers are willing to share full details of their financial journeys from start to finish. The Ultimate FIRE Guide will walk you […]

From Moneylogue … Of all the reasons why we all end up in debt, our behavior is probably the only thing we can easily control. Understanding behavior that drives you into debts is the first step towards avoiding the burdensome trap of debts. For most people, nurturing a healthy relationship with their credit cards is […]

From Funding Happy … Planning to retire early? That’s great, but are you being naive about your future based on a lack of life experience and self awareness? Now, while I’m still a huge advocate for the FIRE movement, I lean more toward the first two letters of that acronym rather than the last two […]

I’M FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT BUT I’M NOT RETIRING from Rod Rogers at Make Money Cleaning Offices. In his own words: “I am long past retirement age and I certainly don’t need to work; I am Financially Independent. To me, work is something that you enjoy doing, creates a product or service for someone else’s benefit and produces […]

From Othalafehu via Halt Catch FIRE … I get it, not everyone is into being a Prepper. It’s not for everyone, but everyone should be up for a little prepping. This piece is on the art/science/and math behind prepping. I decided to do it on a sliding scale going from basic household all the way to ‘that […]